Many climate scientists believe that emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2\text{CO}_2CO2), from human activities contribute significantly to global warming and global climate impacts.
The graph below shows the annual carbon dioxide (CO2\text{CO}_2CO2) emissions from domestic heating in the Netherlands and the global mean sea level rise anomaly between 2000 and 2020.
Evaluate the information shown in the graph. To what extent does the graph support a link between human activity (specifically domestic heating emissions in a single nation) and global climate impacts (specifically sea level rise)?
There are problems with using information about carbon dioxide emissions from domestic heating in the Netherlands to draw conclusions about global sea level changes. Suggest what these problems are.
Describe one consequence of global climate change on weather patterns or ecosystems, other than rising sea levels and global average temperature increases.
Suggest one method by which society can lower carbon dioxide emissions from domestic heating.